Garment hanger



Sept. 7, 1948. E, WEIBEL 2,448,754

GARMENT HANGER Filed Sept. 25, 1945 I El INVENIOR,

Em z'Z Vez'beZ, BY M W ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Emil Weibel, Paterson, N. J.

Application September 25, 1945, Serial No. 618,483

6 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers of the type having a cross-bar on which to hang a pair of trousers or it may be some other garment. The garment in such case is usually hung on the cross-bar folded about midway of its length, which develops creasing of the garment and, in addition, it is usually necessary first to remove the hanger from the supporting closethook before hanging the garment thereon or removing it therefrom.

By this invention the garment is adapted to be clamped by the hanger (in the case of trousers at the bottoms of the legs) and so does not undergo creasing and the clamping or unclamping is very easily effected.

According to the invention the hanger comprises two stiff upright members at least one of which is generally loop-shaped and has the lower portion of its loop extending substantially straight and horizontal and the other of which members has a substantially straight portion in parallel clamping relation to the first-named portion; the second-named member is independently movable upwardly and back to retract its said portion from and return it to said relation and is guided by the first-named member during such movement; and said members have coactive means for releasably confining the second-named member with. its said portion in said relation. In the examples herein set forth both members are generally loop-shaped, and are characterized in other specific respects which, in the broad aspect of my invention, are not essential.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one form of the improved hanger;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the upper part thereof, partly in section;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of another form;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the upper part thereof; and

Fig. 7 is a section on line 55, Fig. 6.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 4:

One of said members here comprises a length of strip material, as wire, and a flat bar. The wire is rebent sharply at the mid-point in its length and then bent to form a hook I, the portions of the wire being then twisted together at 2 and then diverted at '3 and then formed with inwardly projectin outwardly open rebends 4. From these rebends the portions 5 of the wire then diverge and then are bent downwardly at 6,

2 penetrating the flat wooden horizontal bar 1, around which they are bent as shown. The wire and bar thus go to impart to said member .a generally loop-shaped form.

The other member is here formed completely of strip material, as wire, its ends being, say, welded together to impart to it a generally loopshaped form. At 8 said wire is formed with an elongated horizontal p (Figs. 1 and 4) from which its portions 9 then diverge downwardly to meet the straight horizontal portion IU of the wire, the latter being formed with loops 1 I.

In the assembled state of the two members, when their portions I and ID are as shown in clamping relation to each other the loop 8 is engaged in the rebends 4. By pressing together the portions 3 of the one member the other member is released so that it may be elevated to terminate the clamping pressure on the garment assumed to be clamped between their clamping portions 1 and Ill. The loops H of one member and the portions '6 of the other (which penetrate such loops) form one coactive means to guide the movable member in its up and down movement and the loop 8 of the one member and the portions 43 of the other form another such means superposed with relation to the first.

All portions of the member first described are preferably still and the wire portion thereof somewhat resilient; and of course all portions of the wire of the other member are at least stiff. It will be understood that the member secondly described above is designed to support a coat or equivalent garment and so has a greater reach than the other member.

In Figs. 5 to '7 the construction of the member designated I2 is the same as that of the corresponding member in Fig. 1 exceptthat the portions of the wire below the twist at N are devoid of the rebends, though such portions diverge downwardly at M. To the twist is welded a depending wire latch l5 formed with a forwardly open rebend l5a, the latch being inclined and lying forward of the plane of portions [4 (Fig. 6). The construction of the other member I6 is also the same as that of the corresponding member in Fig. 1 excepting that the loop I! is of a form, as circular, to receive the portions l4 and latch H: with Whose re'bend l5a the loop normally engages, as shown, in the garment-clamping state of the members. In this case the member I6 is released by pressing the latch toward the plane of the portions l4.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A garment hanger comprising two stiif upright members of which the first is generally loopshaped and has the lower portion of its 100p extending substantially straight and horizontal, and the second of which members has a substantially straight portion parallel to the straight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into clamping relation with the straight horizontal portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, the first and second members having sliding engagement with each other at a plurality of locations for guiding the second member on the first member during such movement, and selectively operable means at one of said guiding locations for looking the second member to the'first member with the straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping position relative to each other.

2. A garment hanger comprising two stiff upright members of which the first is generally loopshaped and has the lower portion of its loop extending substantially straight and horizontal, and the second of which members has a substantially straight portion parallel to .the straight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into clamping relation with the straight horizontal portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, a plurality of guiding means between the first and second members to permit their relative vertical movement, said' guiding means being positioned at a plurality of laterally spaced locations, and selectively operable mean at one of said locations for locking the second member to the first member with the straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping relationship.

3. A garment hanger comprising two stiii upright members of which the first is enerally loop-shaped and has the lower portion of its loop extending substantially straight and horizontal, and the second of which members has a substantially straight portion parallel to the straight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into clamping relation with the straight horizontal portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, a plurality of guiding means between the first and second members to permit their relative vertical movement, said guiding means being positioned at a plurality of laterally spaced locations of which one is substantially central of the hanger transversely thereof, and selectively operablemeans at said one of said locations which is approximately central of the hanger for locking the second member to the first member with the straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping relationship.

4. A garment hanger comprising two stifl upright members of which the first is generally loopshaped and has the lower portion of its loop extending substantially straight and horizontal, and the second of which members has a substantially straight portion parallel to thestraight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into clamping relation with the straight horizontal portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, a plurality of guiding means between the first and second members to permit their relative vertical movement, said guiding means being positioned at a plurality of laterally spaced locations of which one is substantially central of the hanger transversely thereof, and selectively operable means at said one of said locations which is approximately ce'ntr'al of the hanger for locking the second member to the first member with the straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping relationship, said locking means comprising at least one of the parts of the guiding means at the said central location.

5. A garment hanger comprising two stiff upright members of which the first is generally loopshaped and has the lower portion of its loop extending substantially straight and horizontal, the upper portion of such loop being provided with a centrally located, vertically extending, neck portion and means affixed to the upper end of such neck for suspending the hanger, the second of said members having a substantially straight portion parallel to the straight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into confronting clamping relationship with the corresponding portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, a plurality of guiding means between the first and second members allowing such relative movement of the members, such guiding means being positioned at a plurality of laterally spaced locations and including a guide member located at the top of the second member and centrally thereof, said guiding member slidably engaging the n'eckon'the first member, and selectively operable means at said centrally located guiding means for locking the second member to the first memberwi'th the straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping relationship, said locking means comprising the neck on the first member and the guide member on the second member which engages said neck.

6. A garment hanger comprising two s'tifi up right members of which the first is generally loop-shaped and has the lower portion of its loop existing substantially straight and hori- 'zontal, the upper portion of such loop being provided with a centrally located, vertically extending, neck portion -cbmprising upwardly converging portions of the loop, and means aflixed to the upper end of such neck for suspending the hanger, the second of said members having a substantially straight portion parallel to the straight horizontal portion of the first member, the second member being movable downwardly and upwardly relative to the first member to advance its straight horizontal portion into confronting clamping relationship with the corresponding portion of the first member and to retract it therefrom, respectively, a plurality of guiding means between the first and second members allowing such relative movement of the members, such guiding means being positioned at'a plurality of laterally spaced locations, the guiding means including a centrally located guiding member slidably engaging and substantially surrounding the neck on the first member, and selectively operable means for locking the second member to the first member withthe straight horizontal portions of such members in confronting clamping relationship, said last named means comprising sharp inwardly extending confronting bends in the portions of the loop of the first member forming the neck, such bent portions forming a seat, the neck engaging guiding means on the second member being in the form of a ring of such size and shape that movement of the horizontal portions of the first and second members into confronting clamping relationship and of the ring into the seat is per- 10 mitted only upon pinching together of the loop portions forming the neck.

EMIL WEIBEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 5 file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Pfeiffer May 4, 1937 

